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This 4 page paper examines the growing unrest by Kurds living in Syria in 2004. Based on a New York Times article. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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than the Kurdish people who had been living, almost in secrecy, in Iraq. Shortly after organizing a temporary government in Iraq the Kurdish Democratic Party was recognized and its Kurdish
citizens afford all the rights as the Arabs living in Iraq. Kurds traditionally face prejudicial treatment in nearly all of the Arab countries, especially Syria. When the Syrian Kurds heard
of the greater freedoms being realized by their brethren in Iraq they, too, wanted the same considerations. Syrian officials, however, do not believe that they have mistreated the Kurds and
see no reason to change their current policies. This decision by the Syrian government has laid the grounds for a potentially explosive situation. As stated before, Kurds have traditionally been
on the short end of the stick when it came to living in Syria, and none of them are recognized as citizens. Says one man, "My grandfather was born here,
yet my father is still considered a foreigner, and my three year old son has no nationality"(MacFarquhar 2004). Despite the generations of Kurds who have called Syria, home, for generations,
the Kurdish people are still not given recognition as citizens, nor are they afforded any of the rights that citizens enjoy. This was but one of the problems which caused
the resentment and anger to grow. Another reason that the Kurdish issue has come to a boil in Syria is the fact that all aspects of Kurdish tradition and culture
have been systematically erased. Towns, roads, and shop names have been changed from Kurdish language to Arab language. The Kurdish language is no longer allowed to be taught in the
schools, though Macfarquhar reports that most teach Kurdish to their children at home. In addition, all Kurds are required to carry orange foreigner cards identifying them as Kurdish. Anyone with
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